The Independent – UK – England have strongly denied accusations three players conspired with bookmakers to ‘fix’ a session during the Chennai Test against India in December 2016.

Summary

England have strongly denied accusations three players conspired with bookmakers to ‘fix’ a session during the Chennai Test against India in December 2016.

In it Mumbai-based fixer Aneel Munawar is filmed by a hidden camera telling an undercover reporter that three England players co-operated with bookmakers to manipulate passages of play in the final Test of the five-match series in Chennai 18 months ago.

Root, speaking after England’s nine-wicket defeat by Pakistan in the first Test at Lord’s, said: “I am aware that there is a documentary and it is outrageous that our players have been accused.

However, Tom Harrison, the ECB’s chief executive, dismissed the allegations against England players, saying there was “no credible evidence” of wrongdoing.

“Neither ECB nor the ICC is aware of any credible evidence connecting any England players to any form of corruption.